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[brooklyn-docs] branch master updated: some more getting-started help for workflows

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The following commit(s) were added to refs/heads/master by this push:
     new 2a58a666 some more getting-started help for workflows
2a58a666 is described below

commit 2a58a6669144b259b4b3607a4b3e1818c1c4ca56
Author: Alex Heneveld <al...@cloudsoft.io>
AuthorDate: Thu Nov 24 17:51:32 2022 +0000

    some more getting-started help for workflows
---
 guide/blueprints/workflow/index.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/guide/blueprints/workflow/index.md b/guide/blueprints/workflow/index.md
index 0903963c..caac44a4 100644
--- a/guide/blueprints/workflow/index.md
+++ b/guide/blueprints/workflow/index.md
@@ -31,3 +31,12 @@ The syntax supports [longhand, conditions, loops, error-handling](common.md), [v
 a large set of [built-in step types](steps/), and the ability to [define custom step types](nested-workflow.md).
 
 You can also get started by looking at a variety [examples](examples/).
+
+Finally, you can run individual workflows in on an existing deployment using the "Run workflow" facility in the UI.
+This is a good way to build familiarity with workflows.
+Access this by selecting an entity in App Inspector and opening the top-right three-lines menu.
+To create a sandbox entity to experiment on, deploy a 
+`services: [ { type:org.apache.brooklyn.entity.stock.BasicEntity } ]`
+or a `services: [ { type: server, location: localhost } ]`.
+
+If you prefer to read sequentially, simply follow the sub-menu options.